TCF News Spring 2022

Spring 2022 - TCF Newsletter | www.tcf.org.uk 11 Launching our new annual fundraising event the TCF 2.5 Challenge Over the weekend of Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 May 2022, TCF is establishing a new annual event, the TCF 2.5 Challenge, in honour of our 250+ dedicated volunteers who provide our vital peer support to bereaved parents and siblings. We challenge you, the readers of TCF News, to join us raise funds for the the profile of TCF by undertaking your own personal challenge over that weekend. Come up with a challenge around the numbers 2.5, 25 or 250 that suits your skills or level of fitness. There is no charge to take part. You may wish your personal event to be in memory of your son, daughter, brother or sister. Your challenge can be sporty, or arty, or crafty. You can do it alone or with a group of friends or family members. Maybe your TCF group wish to undertake a challenge? You can use the opportunity to train and to push yourself. You may need to start training soon if you are going to something physically challenging. There are so many ways to take part and raise funds for us. Some ideas are below. • Bake a cake weighing 2.5 kgs or bake and sell 250 loaves of bread. • Build a Lego tower 2.5 metres high. • Run 25 miles (that’s very nearly a marathon!) • Cycle 250 miles over the weekend. • Walk the dog for 2.5 hours. • Dance for 25 hours. • Knit a scarf 2.5 metres long. • Sing karaoke for 2.5 hours (or even 25!) • Do 250 press-ups. • Hold a plank for 250 minutes. • Stay silent for 25 hours. • Give up drinking alcohol for 25 days. • Hop 25 times around your house. • Invite 25 people round for afternoon tea. • Walk 25,000 steps over the weekend. Without our 250+ volunteers, The Compassionate Friends is unable to offer the peer support that only bereaved parents and siblings can give. We need to continuously offer training and support to our volunteers to help them support bereaved parents and siblings. This includes ways to help our volunteers learn to look after themselves so they can continue to support others. A dedicated fundraising pack and web page will be launched SOON, but, in the meantime, for more info on the TCF 2.5 Challenge, emai l jenny@tcf.org.uk Remember - we also have our list of exciting challenge events - including runs, walks, swims, cycling events. Contact jenny@tcf.org.uk for details or go to tcf.org.uk/fundraisingevents 25 CHALLENGE TCF